CONNELL AND TONY JOIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD IN CARDIFF. The World Half Marathon Championships came to these shores on Saturday afternoon as the City of Cardiff played host to many elite athletes from countries including Kenya, Ethiopia and Japan, as well as our own Mo Farah, and in the world…
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ROAD RACING SEASON BEGINS IN EARNEST Over the past fortnight there were a large number of athletes putting on their racing shoes and nowhere was that more the case than at Sundays (20th March) Alloa Half Marathon. Good conditions awaited a field of over a couple of thousand athletes in…
DECENT RESULTS FOR THE HARRIERS After the youngsters left the stage at the “Nationals”, it was then the turn of the Seniors to round off a high quality day of running. In the Senior Ladies field it was to be victory for Commonwealth Games athlete Beth Potter with a bit…
The past fortnight has seen a couple of Kilmarnock Harriers compete over longer distances on the road as both step up the gears in preparation for April’s Virgin London Marathon. First up on Sunday Feb 14th was fast improving Mark Alexander who took part in the sold out Kirkintilloch 12.5k….
KILMARNOCK DUO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS IN THE HIGHLANDS Last weekend (Jan 30th) saw the town of Forres between Inverness and Aberdeen play host to the Scottish Masters Cross Country Championships, and despite severe snow in the area in the days leading up to the race, the day took place with…
19 HARRIERS AT THE VETS RELAYS On Sunday morning (24/1/16), the Scottish Veteran Harriers Road Relays took place at Strathclyde Park and as has been custom in recent years, a number of Kilmarnock athletes took the short trip to represent their Club in the popular team event. Almost 250 runners…
Just a wee reminder (and I know some of you may not be aware of this) that one of the many benefits of being a member of Kilmarnock Harrier and AC, are some discounts that we receive on production of our Membership Cards. Handily being next door to each other…
Kilmarnock Harriers are looking for a volunteer to take on the role of compiling Junior results/reports which will be included in the Local Press and the website. This important role can be done by an individual, or by two or more people helping out and although it doesn’t have to…
FUN IN THE SNOW AT THE EAST KILBRIDE CROSS COUNTRY RACES On Saturday afternoon, Jackton on the outskirts of East Kilbride played host to the towns local Athletics Club’s Open Cross Country Races. A number of events took place, and with a large number of Junior athletes making sure the…
JONNY DOES KILMARNOCK PROUD IN THE CAPITAL Hot on the heels of December’s excellent 5th place performance at the West Districts Cross Country Championships at Bellahouston, Under 13 Kilmarnock Harrier athlete Jonny Houson gained the prestigious award of selection for this weekend’s Great Edinburgh Cross Country Meeting. Being held in…
